Punch holder for hammer handles



y 7, 1929- G. w. GE R HARDT PUNCH HOLDER FOR HAMMER HANDLES Filed March12, 1927 INVENTOR M BY y ATTORN EY yaw W.

Patented May 7, 1929.

UNITED STATES GO'ITFRIED WALTER GERHARDT, 0F CAPE GIRARIDEAU, MISSOURI.

PUNCH HOLDER FOR HAMMER HANDLES.

Application filed March 12, 1927. Serial No. 174,932.

The principal object of this invention is to provide means for holding anail set or punch in the handle of a hammenor other tool so that thepunch or set is readlly acces sihle at all times without the necessityot' the workman placing the device in his pocket.

This invention also consists 1n certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention indetail, ref erence will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure lis a perspective view showing a hammer provided with my invention andshowing a punch or set held thereby.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view through the end portion of thehammer, showing the interior parts of the invention.

Figure 3 is an end view of the handle, with the invention therein.

Figure l is a sect-ion on line 1l of F1 ure 2.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the sleeves.

As shown in these views, I form a socket 6 in the free end of the handleA of the hammer or other tool, this socket being countersunk and havingan extension (5 its inner end which is of less diameter than the socket.A flanged sleeve 7 is placed the end of the socket with its flangeoccupying the countersink, the sleeve being held in place by the screws8 which fasten the flange to the end of the handle. This sleeve isprovided with the spring fingers 9 which extend inwardly as shown.

Thus when a punch or nail set B is pushed through. the sleeve, thespring fingers will grip the same and thus frictionally hold the punchin the socket with one end projecting therefrom, as shown in Figures 1and 2.

The pointed end of the punch will enter the extension 6. The extensionbore 6 is of a diameter substantially equal to the external diameter ofthe tool, so that the tool can be readily centered within the handlewhen placed therein, without any particular effort on the part of theuser. then the tool is arranged within the extension bore 6 it contactsthe wall of the latter, this :lrictimial contact assisting the springfingers 9 in maintaining the tool immovably positioned in the handle.Thus the punch can be taken from the tool handle and used and put backin place with the minimum anujulntol' eli'ort and expenditure of time.It is not necessary for the workman to place the punch in his pocket,where it would be liable to get mixed up with the nails so that it wouldbe hard to find when the workman desired to use it again. The springfingers firmly hold the punch in place but will permit it to be easilyWithdrawn.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features ofmy invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

lVhat I claim is A tool handle having communicating bores arrangedlongitudinally and of relatively ditterent diameters, the smaller herebeing arranged innermost, said bores being adapted to receive a toolwith the smaller bore serving to center the tool and frictionallycontact the latter, a sleeve positioned within the other bore, a pair ofopposed couvergently disposed resilient fingers projecting from one endof the sleeve and arranged within the larger bore, said fingers beingcurved longitudinally to embrace the tool, and cooperate with the smallbore in holding the tool immovahly positioned in the handle, and anannular flange forming an integral. part of the sleeve and adapted to besecured to the adjacent end of the handle.

In testimony whereoi T aliix my signature.

Gr. W ALTER GERHAEDT.

